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Pellicularia filamentosa

Pellicularia filamentosa

9.9
A fungus that causes black scabby spots on potatoes
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Pellicularia filamentosa
  • Farmers noticed that Pellicularia filamentosa was responsible for the black scurf on their potato crops.

Examples

  • The spread of Pellicularia filamentosa can significantly reduce potato yield if not controlled.

  • The Pellicularia filamentosa fungus causes black scurfy spots.

  • Researchers are studying ways to prevent Pellicularia filamentosa from infecting potato tubers.

  • Farmers reported that Pellicularia filamentosa affected their potato crops severely.

  • Farmers noticed that Pellicularia filamentosa was responsible for the black scurf on their potato crops.

  • Researchers are studying ways to prevent Pellicularia filamentosa from infecting potato tubers.

  • The spread of Pellicularia filamentosa can significantly reduce potato yield if not controlled.

Synonyms

Rhizoctinia solani
vsPellicularia filamentosa
  • Specialized
9.9

A fungus that makes black scaly spots on potatoes and reduces crop yield

refers to the same disease causing fungus under a different scientific name

Surface Forms

Pellicularia filamentosa singular
Pellicularia filamentosas plural

Morphology

Pellicularia + filamentosa

This is a taxonomic Latin binomial combining a genus name (Pellicularia) with a descriptive species epithet (filamentosa). The meaning is compositionally predictable within biological nomenclature (a filamentous Pellicularia fungus), but the form is specialized Latin/proper-name morphology and the epithet is not general English vocabulary, so an average B1 learner would only infer the meaning with domain knowledge or knowledge of the Latin root.

Etymology

Pellicularia filamentosa comes from Latin words. Pellicularia refers to a 'small skin' or 'thin film' and filamentosa means 'thread-like', so the name paints a picture of fine threads forming a dark, scaly skin on potatoes, which is why it names the fungus that causes 'black scurf'.